Attachment for brooms.



E. G. SKRODER.

ATTACHMENT FOR BROOMS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-5, I913.

Patented May 25, 1915.

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E. G. SKRODER.

ATTACHMENT FOR BROOMS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC-5| 1913.

1 1 40,490. Patented May 25, 1915.

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Wane/Mao ERIK G. SKRODER, 0F WINCHENDON, MASSACHUSETTS.

ATTACHMENT FOR BROOMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1915.

' Application filed December 5, 1913. Serial No. 804,892.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERIK G. SKRODER; a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Winchendon, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Brooms, of which the following isa specification. 7

This invention relates to brushing and scrubbing and particularly to an attachment for brooms, said attachment being designed primarily for retaining a dust laying, dusting and cleaning element in such relation to a broom that the element will operate or be effective as the broom is manipulated.

An object of this invention is to provide novel means for securing the attachment and by the term broom attachment I mean the device which is secured to the broom and which is designed to suspend or support the dust laying, dusting and cleaning element in place, so that hereinafter the term attachment will be referred to in this connection, as having the meaning just stated.

A further object of this invention is to provide novel means whereby the attachment may be adjusted in order that the element which it carries may be properly positioned with relation to the ends of the broom fiber which are to be utilized for sweeping, so that if the element wears faster than the broom fiber, or vice versa, the attachment may be adjusted for reestablishing the proper'relation of parts just mentioned.

A still further object of this invention is to provide an element having novel means for its securement to the attachment whereby it may be readily placed thereon or removed therefrom.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consist in the details of construction, and in the arrangement and combination of parts, to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views and in which Figure 1 illustrates a view in elevation of a broom with the attachment and the element embodying the invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 illustrates a perspective view of an attachment showing one embodiment of the invention; Fig. 3 illustrates a modified means for supporting a cloth or other dust laying element; Fig. 4: illustrates an attachment and element embodying further modifications; Fig. 5 illustrates a perspective View of a fragment of an element with a means applied thereto for engaging the attachment; Fig. 6 illustrates a perspective view of an attachment embodying a further modification; Fig. 7 illustrates a plan view of the upper portion of the attachment shown in Fig. 6, the lower part being-omitted; Fig. 8 illustrates a perspective View of an element showing a modified means for securing the same to the attachment; Fig. 9 illustrates a perspective View of an attachment and an element assembled for installation on a broom; Fig. 10 illustrates a view in elevation showing a support for one end of an element adapted for engaging the stitches of the broom forefi'ecting its suspension; and Fig. 11 illustrates a modification of the device shown in Fig. 10 adapted for attachment to a broom by having the anchoring device embedded in the fiber thereof.

In these drawings 15 denotes a collar provided with a set screw 16 by which said collar may be held at different positions of adjustment on the broom head or on the broom stick 18 according to the elevation necessary for properly positioning the element 19 with relation to the surfaceengaging fiber 20 of the broom. In referring to the member 19 as an element I mean thereby any pliable or efiective dust laying, dusting or cleaning element without reference to its construction or the material of which it is composed.

The collar 15 has connected to it, the hangers 21, which are adapted to overlie the edges of the broom, the Said hangers having eyes 22 formed intermediate their lengths for the reception of a coupling 23 which extends between the eyes 22 for the purpose of preventing spreading of the hangers 21. The lower portions of the hangers have eyes 2A through which the links 25 extend, the upper end of each link having a tang or anchoring projection 26 embedded in the broom fiber and the lower end thereof having a hook 27 adapted'to enter the eye 28 formed by the bent strips 29 which are secured to the upper edge of the element 19 by fastenings 30 of any appropriate type. The construction of the element and the link member is shown in detail In Fig. 3 I illustrate modified construction in Which the collar 31 is provided with a set screw 32 for adjustably connecting the same to the broom head or handle, the collar in this instance supporting the hangers 33 which terminate in hooks 34 for entering the eye 28 and for supporting or suspending the element.

In Fig. 4 I have illustrated a further modified construction in which an element 35 has a bindin 36 roduced by overlapping one portion of the element onthe other and securing them by fastenings -37 1n a manner to form a head 38 which receives a rod 39. The rod 39 is suspended by the arms 40 shaped to partially embrace the head of the broom and having anchoring tangs or points 41 which may be embedded in the broom fiber. Intermediate the length I of the hangers 40 there are eyes 42 adapted for attachment of a stay rod 44, by which one arm is held in proper relation to the,

other to prevent spreading or other movement which would likely result in dislodging the anchoring means from the fiber.

In Fig. 6 there is illustrated the side hangers 45 and 46 having their upper ends bent to partially embrace the head of the broom or the broom stick, the member 45 terminating in a hook 47 and the member 46 terminating in a hook 48 which interlocks or engages the oppositemember for retaining the hangers in place. The lower portion of each hanger terminates in an extension which lies parallel with the main portion and each of said extensions has anchoring means at itsend. A loop 49 is formed in producing the extension and said extension is provided intermediate its length with an eye 50 adapted for the reception of a yoke 51 which encircles the broom and tends to prevent displacement of the hanger therefrom. The extension 52 has a hook 53 and an anchoring tang 54'whereas the extension 55 has a hook 56 and an anchoring tang 57, it being the intention of the inventor that the hooks 53 and 56 shall be caused to engage the stitches which are usually found on brooms and which are employed for holding the fiber thereof together, whereas the anchoring tangs 54 and 57 are to be embedded in or between the fiber of the broom for effectually retaining the hanger in place. The loop 49 is intended for suspending the element and when the form of hanger just described is employed, the means for attaching the element thereto is of modified construction as compared with the illustration in Fig. 5. For the purpose of disclosing an element having suitable means of attachment with the hanger shown in Fig. 6, reference will be made to Fig. 8 in which the element 58 has binding straps 59' embracing its edges at the top, the said straps being bent to contact at the looped portions 60 thereof and the lower edges of said portions are provided with notches 61 for receiving the loops of the hanger. It will be; apparent, therefore, that the element 59 may be applied to thebroom or removed therefrom for efiecting an engagement or disengagement of the hanger and the binding strip 59 of the element shown inJFig. 8.

In Fig. 9, I have shown a hanger A which is duplicatedfor each edge of a broom, the

same having a hook at and an anchoring tang b for engaging stitching and the fiber of a broom. The hanger terminates 'at its lower end in a hook Badapted to enter the eye C of a binding D secured to the element E. Thehanger A has an eye F intermediate its length for the purpose of re ceiving a yoke G, which yokemay encircle the broom and it is I operative to prevent spreading of the hangers or the dislodgment of the fastening means thereof.

As further modifications of means foresecuring or suspending an element, the devices shown in Figs. 10 and llare supplied. It is to be understood that each of the forms shown in said figures is to be duplicatedfor opposite edges of a broom, so that one may engage and support one end of the element and the other of the pair may engage and support the opposite end of the element.

In Fig. 10, the hanger 62 has a hook 63 designed for engaging the stitches of a broom whereby it is suspended and the 7 lower end is provided with a loop 64 for receiving theend 60 of the binding strip 59, of Fig. 8. In Fig. 11, thehanger 65 has an anchoring tang 66 and the lower end has a loop 67 for supporting the element. 7

The forms shown in Figs. 4, 6, and 9, may be adjusted to different positions with relation to the length of the broom for causing the element and broom fiber to assume proper relative positions.

I claim. 7 e

1. In an attachment forbrooms hangers each having extensions terminating at one end in an anchoring tang and at the other end in a hook, a loop intermediatethe length of each hanger, each hanger and engaging the broom fiber, and a dusting and cleaning element supported on said hooks.

2. In an attachment for brooms, hangers having loops, a member adapted to engage the side of a broom, said member passing through the loops of the hangers, hooks on the lower ends of the hangers, a dusting and cleaningelement supported on said hooks, and means'adapted to be embedded'in the broom fiber for suspending the said hangers.

3. In an attachment for brooms, hangers, means for supporting the hangersfrom a a yoke lying in the loop of r broom, said hangers having curved lower ends, a dusting and cleaning element, means connected to the said dusting and cleaning element engaging the curved lower ends of the hangers for supporting the said dusting and cleaning element, and means extending at an angle to the hangers for engaging the outer surface of the broom fiber for retaining the said hangers in proper position with relation to the broom.

4:- The combination with a broom bridle having side members which extend beyond the stitches through the broom and means for attaching the same to a broom, of a dusting and cleaning element which is adapted to be seated within the straws of a broom and to extend beyond the floor engaging ends of said straw, such dusting and cleaning element having attached thereto laterally extending means for engagement with the aforesaid side members of the broom bridle.

In testimony whereof, I alfix my signature in the presence of two witnesses. I

ERIK G SKRODER. Witnesses:

FRANK B. SPALTER, MAY A. MORLOOK.

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